The Business Community Manager will provide leadership, technical knowledge, and project management for culturally relevant communications and activities that help businesses manage their energy use and costs, understand the community and environmental impacts of Madison Gas and Electric Company's (MGE) operations and projects, and connect MGE's programs and services with a focus on businesses of color. This position ensures that MGE is positioned as "Your Community Energy Company" and that its programs will garner participation across our diverse customer base.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identifies, builds, and maintains relationships with businesses of color with a strong focus on small business, nonprofits, religious organizations, and minority-owned businesses.
• Facilitates workshops and other educational opportunities for customers and businesses around energy efficiency, sustainability business resources, payment options, and other relevant MGE products and services.
• Engages in cross-departmental collaboration to promote MGE products and services (e.g., Customer Center, RCS, CEES, and Supply Chain/Procurement).
• Connects with the BIPOC business community by leveraging existing MGE partnerships with business associations and their members.
• Promotes equity opportunities for disadvantaged business enterprises with the goal of social and economic development.
• Represents MGE at community events, business meetings, and other relevant events.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education and Experience
• Bachelor's degree in business, communications, marketing, or other relevant field.
• Minimum of 4 years' applicable professional work experience.
• Experience navigating social and institutional barriers faced by communities of color.
• Proven track record in driving projects from inception to implementation.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in the community.

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrates ability to build and maintain relationships across communities of color.
• Able to effectively communicate with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Team player who is able to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of energy-related issues and areas of opportunity facing communities of color.
• Self-starter who is able to work independently.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills who is able to communicate technical concepts to internal and external customers.
• Must maintain a valid Wisconsin driver's license.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

MGE is a community energy company dedicated to planning and providing reliable energy that balances the needs and values of those we serve. MGE has ranked in the top three utilities in the country for the fewest number of outages in each of the last 15 years. MGE is an investor-owned, government-regulated public utility that generates and distributes electric power to 159,000 customers and purchases and distributes natural gas to 169,000 customers in south-central and western Wisconsin. MGE's parent company is MGE Energy, Inc., a public utility holding company. Its common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market. For more information, visit mge.com and mgeenergy.com.

JOB LOCATION

The position is hybrid, and office days are in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, where MGE is an active participant in community efforts to preserve the area's extraordinary quality of life. Madison is the capital of Wisconsin and a major research and technology city. The area's strong quality-of-life factors include a vibrant economy; urban, suburban, and rural living options; nationally acclaimed public university and public secondary school systems; rich cultural, recreational, and outdoor offerings; and a favorable cost of living.

For more information about Madison's advantages as a place to live, please visit www.thrivehere.org.

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